The Albatross Build Thread
#77
yeah so this happened:
it took me 3 hours to make the oval shaped pipe because i really NEEDED a 2.75" pipe to squish into an oval, if i had that it would've been a lot easier..
while i was at it i cut out this oddity:
no pics of the patch. i just used a 3" pipe cut and hammered into an oval that fit over the OEM thing.
its not pretty but it'll last long enough to get a proper header back exhaust made up (i found this out yesterday and had it fixed by midnight).
it took me 3 hours to make the oval shaped pipe because i really NEEDED a 2.75" pipe to squish into an oval, if i had that it would've been a lot easier..
while i was at it i cut out this oddity:
no pics of the patch. i just used a 3" pipe cut and hammered into an oval that fit over the OEM thing.
its not pretty but it'll last long enough to get a proper header back exhaust made up (i found this out yesterday and had it fixed by midnight).
#79
A little update. added some sound deadening to the back seat (the AEM 320LPH pump has a high pitched whine).
replaced a tranny mount. replaced the cracked intake pipe with a 3" metal tube and some couplers. the car rides so smooth and sounds SO good with just the xerd header and no cats. i don't have any desire to get exhaust, really.
replaced a tranny mount. replaced the cracked intake pipe with a 3" metal tube and some couplers. the car rides so smooth and sounds SO good with just the xerd header and no cats. i don't have any desire to get exhaust, really.
#80
2 weeks of driving and the mid pipe has no leaks, the car sounds amazing, and the paint is holding up well. don't hate on my boogar welds, i don't have a mig yet. i used a machine i bought 8 years ago for 150 bucks at northern tool. with the xerd header and no cats (stock catback) the car sounds very european. love that straight six sound.
#86
its stainless bolt that requires an allen wrench which fastens the trim piece securely to the dash. sort of a foreshadowing of things to come. its taking on kind of an airplane jet theme. i'll get some better pics of it today, i sanded it down and polished it up to be flush with the dash. might do a couple more on each end of the airbag piece.